Common name: tamme kastanje (NL), nuete kastanje (Fryske), Sweet Chestnut (EN)

Native range: Sourthern Europe

Pollination: Bees

Seed dspersal: Birds

Conservation: Least concern (IUCN, last assessed 2013)

The tame kastanje is specially famous during Christmas time for its roasted chestnuts. It grows up to 35 m tall and flowers in late June early July. Seeds are ripen in October.

USES:

• Wood
• Food
• Medicinal

References and more information at:

Plants for a future

European Atlas of Forest Species

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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